What caused Spain’s worst air disaster in 25 years? At first glance the cause appears straightforward, yet deeper inspection reveals a series of unlikely and related malfunctions. Watch to find out what happened in the critical hours leading up to this disaster.

This video uses findings from the official accident report to recreate the series of events that led to the crash of this MD-82.

Background music all licensed through Epidemic Sound.

Photographs
All from official accident report, except this photo By Gerry Stegmeier - http://www.airliners.net/photo/Star-Alliance-(Spanair)/McDonnell-Douglas-MD-82/1385072/L/

Spanair livery:
https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/65453-spanair-star-alliance-ec-hfp-livery-for-default-md-82/

Spain Scenery
https://www.spainuhd.es/p/descarga.html

Madrid Barajas scenery:
https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/38391-lemd-adolfo-suárez-madrid-barajas/

Spanair 5022 accident report (English translation): https://reports.aviation-safety.net/2008/20080820-0_MD82_EC-HFP.pdf

00:00 Intro
00:33 Passengers and crew
02:21 The first takeoff attempt
04:37 Troubleshooting at the gate
6:59 Second Takeoff Attempt
9:51 The investigation
12:37 Safety reccommendations